My early comics are really reflective of being kind of a befuddled, single loser in the Bay Area, and I think having kids has been by far the most profound impact on me as a person and as an artist. Adrian Tomine areaartistbay Change image and share on social
I intentionally approached each story in 'Killing and Dying' in a different way, and that includes the writing process. Adrian Tomine approachdieinclude Change image and share on social
A lot of the qualities in 'Killing and Dying' is sort of a response to work I'd done previously. I wanted to push myself in some different directions. Adrian Tomine diedirectionkill Change image and share on social
There's a part of me that feels like it gets really frustrating to keep working in the manner that I made the book 'Shortcomings,' where everything is pretty accurate to the real world. Adrian Tomine accuratebookfelt Change image and share on social
I think that artists, at a certain point, can either become defiant and say that the audience is wrong, readers don't get them, and they're going to keep doing it their own way, or they can listen to the criticism - and not necessarily blindly follow the audience's requests and advice. Adrian Tomine adviceartistaudience share on social
I wanted to be as invisible as possible as an artist. I wanted to differentiate between myself and who I'm writing about. Adrian Tomine artistdifferentiateinvisible Change image and share on social
In general, daily strips were just a regular part of my childhood. So even if I wasn't a huge fan of most of those strips, I still read them religiously every morning while I ate my cereal. Adrian Tomine cerealchildhooddaily Change image and share on social
Most of my work - including everything from my own comics to the covers I've drawn for 'The New Yorker' - is the result of taking some personal experience or observation and then fictionalizing it to a degree. Adrian Tomine comiccoverdegree share on social
To me, one of the big fears of doing a big huge graphic novel is locking yourself into one style and getting halfway through it and going, 'Oh I made the wrong choice,' which is a recurring nightmare I have. Adrian Tomine bigchoicefear share on social
When email and the Internet came along, I never publish an email address. I just stuck with this P.O. Box address. Adrian Tomine addressboxemail Change image and share on social